The new complaint basically confesses that their key witness is a hearsay witness to facts that the Hunter Biden investigative team, uh, misrepresented.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4x2ruk2qmob2b2cx55h4v7r/post/3myumpbe7tk2r

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov says Finland and Norway told Putin that Zelensky wants direct talks. Putin reportedly replied that Zelensky is “illegitimate” but could come to Moscow. Ushakov said a meeting between the two leaders would make most sense only after negotiations are completed and documents are prepared. Separately, Lavrov said the war will continue and is tending to escalate. #Ukraine

RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON ENERGY FACILITIES ARE WAR CRIMES: The UN Commission of Inquiry believes that Russian authorities knew that the strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure would affect civilians, especially in the winter, and carried them out intentionally. The Commission believes that it was Russia’s state policy to deprive Ukrainian civilians of basic necessities.

ohchr.org/en/press-releases/20

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I found out recently about the federal interagency Access Pass, which grants free admission to National Parks and other recreation lands to U.S. citizens and residents with permanent disabilities. I just went through the process online, and it took under 24 hours to have my pass approved. I hope other disabled people can also benefit! The pass also does NOT have Trump’s fucking face on it but instead has a cool bird, so that’s another benefit. recreation.gov/interagency-pas #disability #nature #uspol

❗️Civilians leaving Russian-occupied Oleshky who want to return to Ukrainian-controlled territory will reportedly first be transported to occupied Crimea or Russia, the Financial Times reports, citing sources. Zelensky had previously warned that Russia could try to redirect evacuation routes toward its territory and then portray the movement as evidence that civilians wanted to go to Russia. #Ukraine

Incidentally, little known fact: At least one of the Jan6ers (a MAGA tourist), a Brazilian, made sure to get proof of pardon so he could continue to pursue his asylum case that his prosecution would have precluded.

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BREAKING: In a joint letter to Mark Zuckerberg, ranking members of the House Oversight and Judiciary committees wrote “corporate censorship of political speech raise[s] serious concerns about Meta’s dedication to ensuring free and fair elections.”

ms.now/news/instagram-shut-dow

WATCH: “The solution is YOU END THE WAR— J.D. Vance and every Trump official talks about the war is if it happened through forces of nature, and they didn’t consciously make the decision to go to war and raise our gas prices on purpose.” ⛽️

(H/T @headintheoffice.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy )

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